Costumer



N. SINGER COSTUMER Jaln. 28, 1969 /P of 4 Sheet Filed Dec. 9, l966INVENTOR N. SINGER COSTUMER Jan. 28, 1969 Filed Dec` 2 HHHHI N. SINGERJan. 23, 1969 COSTUMER Sheet 4 of4 Filed Dec. 9, 1966 IIIII I I llllmn'INVENT OR TTURNEYS United States Patent O 3,424,37 COSTUMER Nat Singer,35 McClellan St., Bronx, N.Y.

Filed Dec. 9, 1966, Ser. No. 600,558 U.S. CI. 211-167 It. Cl. A47f 7/24,/02, 5/13 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relatesgenerally to the problem encountered in homes and the like in respect tosupporting coats and other articles of clothing and wearing apparelbrought in by visitors, where the space available for such purpose isrestricted and of a small area, More particularly the concept has to dowith an apparently acceptable solution of most aspects of the problemand has to do with a novel collapsible and practical costumer or stand.

'In carrying out the preferred embodiment of the invention, a novelportable longitudinally extensible costumer or stand is utilized, havinga ring structure for supporting hangers which in turn are adapted tosupport coats and the like.

According to a modified form of the invention, a costumer or stand isprovided with a pair of ring structures and a pair of disc structures,the structures being vertically spaced. The ring structures areconstructed to accommodate and detachably support hangers. The hangersare such in Construction that they in turn accommodatingly supportvarying articles of Clothing and wearing apparel, such as coats, hats,handbags and the like. The disc structures are constructed toaccommodate and detachably support umbrellas, overshoes and the like.

In the modified form of the invention, novelty is also predicated on anunusual and novel notched ring structure and on perforated and sectionaldisc structures mounted on the pole portion of the over-all costumer orstand. By providing the ring structure with a multiplicity of notchesand designing the hangers properly, many hangers may be employed and soarranged that the articles carried by the hangers may be arranged andsupported to the advantage of all concerned.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a costumer or stand thatis adjustable according to the room height, that can be mounted almostanywhere in a room and occupy a minimum of space therein; that lendsitself to ready installation within a wide variety of physicalsurroundings, that is portable and eXtensible having springbiasedadjustment means at at least one extremity thereof to facilitate itsrapid installation in a given space without the use of extraneousfastening elements.

Yet another broad object of the invention is to structurally,functionally and otherwise improve upon similarly constructed andperforming costumers or stands.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of thisdisclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective View of a costumer or stand embodying one formof the invention, in operative posi- 0 tion, hangers beng shownsupported thereon with coats 7 on the hangers, in dash lines.

FIG. 2 is a part sectional and part elevational View of the costumer orstand of FIG. 1, parts being shown broken away, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a fragment of the hanger supporting ringstructure, parts being shown broken away, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 4 is a part elevational and part sectional view showing the pinconnection between the ring structure and supporting bracket arm, a stepin the assembling of the ring structure and bracket arm being shown indash lines.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation view of the pole and bracket andring structure in partly collapsed condition in full lines and in fullycollapsed conditions in dash lnes, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 6 is a side elevational View of a costumer or stand embodying amodified form of the invention, in operative position, with articles ofclothing and wearing apparel being shown supported thereon.

FIG. 7 is a side elevational View of the costumer or stand of FIG. 6 inoperative position, parts being shown in section and parts being shownbroken away.

FIG. 7A is a top perspective View of the umbrella support shown in FIG.6, with an umbrella shown theren in dash lines.

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of part of one of the ring structuresof FIG. 6 showing hangers supported thereon and shirts in turn supportedon the hangers.

FIG. 9 is a top plan View of the bottom disc structure shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 is a sectional View thereof taken on the plane of line 10-10 ofFIG. 9, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the plane of the line11-11 of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the plane of the line12-12 of FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the lower disc support in partly collapsedcondition.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, thecostumer or stand is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 10.It is of composite construction and is vertically extensible andcontractible so that it may be fitted properly between the floor orother support A at the bottom and a ceiling or equivalent surface B atthe top. A preferred embodiment of the costumer or stand as shown inFIG. 1 includes a suitable sectional tubular metal pole 12. The lowerend of the pole is fitted into a simple rubber suction cup, serving as acap or base 14, and the upper end is similarly fitted in a rubbersuction cap, serving as an end thrust cap 16. The cap 16 bearsfrictionally against the ceiling B.

The body of the pole 12 is composed of metal tubular bottom and topsections 18 and 20, respectively, and intermediate metal tubular bottomand top sleeves 22 and 24, respectively. The bottom section 18 has areduced shouldered neck portion 26 to accommodate a telescopic part ofthe bottom sleeve 22, and the bottom sleeve 22 has a reduced shoulderedneck portion 28 to accommodate a telescopic part of the top sleeve 24.The sleeve 24 is held in telescopic and adjustable relation on the topsection 20 by means of a collar 30 and a set screw 32 exetnding throughthe collar and top of sleeve 24.

A sectional ring structure 36 is collapsibly and detachably mounted onthe top sleeve 24 of the pole by a collapsible bracket structure 38.This ring structure 36 consists of a plurality of arcuate shaped tubularmem-- bers 40 detachably supported in a horizontal position as shown inFIG. 1 by the bracket structure 38. Each arcuate shaped section 40 isformed with a reduced shouldered neck end portion 42. Both theshouldered end portion 42 and the other end portion 44 of the section 40are formed with pairs of aligned holes 46, 46 and 48, 48, respectively.

The bracket structure 38 comprises a pair of upper and lower spider-brackets 50 and 52, respectively, the radial arms 54 and 56,respectively, thereof, being bifurcated forming bifurcations withaligned holes 57. The lower bracket 52 is fixedly mounted on the sleeve24 and the upper bracket 50 is slidably mounted thereon and is adaptedto be held in moved adjusted position by a wing set screw 60 extendngthrough a threaded hole 62 in the body of the bracket and engaging thesleeve 24.

A plurality of rectangular shaped metal arms 64, with a hole 66 at oneend thereof, is pivotally connected to the lower bracket 52 by insertingthe perforated end thereof between the bifurcations of the arms 56 ofthe bracket 52 and extending a pivot pin 68 through the aligned holes inthe end of the arm and in the holes in the bifurcations of the bracket.A pin device 70 extends radially outwardly and upwardly as viewed inFIG. 1 from the other end of each arm 56. Each -pin device 70 comprisesa cylindrical solid body portion 72 with a reduced portion at one end asindicated at 74. The other end of the body of the pin is formed with anannular groove 76 formed with opposed tapered walls. The ring structure36 is assembled by inserting the reduced shouldered end portion 42 ofone arcuate section 36 into the adjacent perforated end portion 44 ofthe adjacent arcuate section 36. When the arcuate sections are thusassembled end to end, the holes in the reduced shoulder end portions 42and in the other end portions 44 of the arcuate shaped sections are inalignment and the ring structure may be readily dropped downwardly inthe direction of the arrow 78 in FIG. 4 so as to pass the aligned holesover the pin devices 70 and thus detachably interlock the ring structureon the outer ends of arms 64.

A plurality of metal rectangular shaped links 80 pivotally connect thearms 64 to the top bracket 50. This pivotal connection includes a pivotpn 82 extendng loosely through aligned holes in the arm 64 intermediateits ends and in the adjacent end of the link 80. The other end of thelink 80 is pivotally connected to the arms 54 of the top bracket 50 byinserting said other end between the bifurcations of said arms 54 andinserting a pivot pin 84 through the aligned holes in the ends of thelink 80 and the bifurcations of the arms 54.

In using the costumer or stand 10, the telescopic tubular sections 18,20, 22, 24 of any desired length are coaXially engaged and adjusted toform a pole which is of a length slightly less than the distance betweena ceiling B and floor A. The caps in the form of suction cups 14 and 16are slipped over the ends of sections 18 and 20, respectively. Thebracket structure 38 is slipped over the sections 20 and 24 and thebottom spider shaped bracket 52 secured to the sleeve 24 in any suitablemanner, such as welding or soldering or the like. The sections arevertically aligned and the top section 20 is manually moved toward theceiling B until it engages the ceiling at which time the screw 32 istightened. The costumer is now fixedly secured between the floor A andceiling B with the ring structure 36 horizontally disposed ready toreceive and detachably support hangers such as the coat hangers 88 shownin FIG. 1 including a wooden arcurate shaped body 90 for supporting acoat 94 and the like and a metal hook 92 protruding upwardly therefromfor looping the hanger slidably and detachably over the body of the ringstructure 36.

A costumer or stand embodying a modified form of the invention is shownin FIGS. 6 to 13, inclusive. The costumer or stand 10' dilfers from thecostumer or stand 10 of FIG. 1 in that a compression spring 100 ishoused within the upper sleeve 24', the outer diameter of the springbeing just slightly less than the inner diameter of the sleeve 24' andis adapted to be retained therein. The lower end portion of the springrests on and is anchored to a cross pin 25. Thus, spring 100 is retainedwithin the area detincd by tubular section 24', t the lower end by thepin 25, and at the upper end by the section 22'. The

spring urges inner end of top section 20', urging the cap 16' of saidtop section against the ceiling B'.

The costumer or stand 10' dffers further from the costumer or stand 10of FIG. 1 in that instead of a single ring structure there is provided apair of sectional ring structures, an upper ring structure 36' and alower ring structure 36". Furthermore, the costumer or stand 10'supports a pair of metal sectional disc supports in the form of an upperdisc support 102 and a lower disc support 104.

The upper ring structure 36' is similar in Construction to the ringstructure 36 of FIG. 1 and is similarly supported by a structure 38'.S-shaped hangers 88' are shown removably mounted on the ring structure36' and mounted on the hangers are shown a hat 106 and a handbag 108.

The lower ring structure 36" is similar in structure to the ringstructure 36' but is larger and is provided with spaced notches 110 onits upper periphery for receiving the hook portions 92' of coat hangerbodies 90'. In FIG. 6, a coat 94' is shown supported on the coat hanger90' and in FIG. 8 shirts 112 are shown supported thereon.

The sectional disc suppont 102 is mounted on the tubular section 22'below ring structure 36" for supporting a umbrella stand 114 dependingtherefrom. Disc 102 has a sectional body including a substantiallysemi-circular body section 116 and a similar shaped body section 118disposed on a plane slightly above t he horizontal plane of section 116.The body sections are formed with spaced openings 120 thereon. Bodysection 118 is formed with a semi-annular upwardly extending fiange 122midway the ends of its flat edge, and body section 116 is formed with asimilarshaped downwardly extending fiange (not shown). Section 118 isadapted to slide over section 116 to Collapse the disc 102. In thecollapsed position, the upwardly extending fiange 122 on the bodysection 118 and the downwardly depending fiange on the body section 116form a clamp that frictionally engages the pole -and hold in disc inposition.

The umbrella stand 114 is formed with a hollow cylindrical body taperingfrom top to bottom and including two semi-cylindrical sections 124 and126. The body is open at the top and closed at the bottom. Section 126is fonmed with an inwardly extending fiange 128 along its top edge toreceive the fianged top edge 130 of the section 126, (the sections beingheld in interlocked relation by teats 132 on the edge of the fiangededge 130 received in holes 134 formed in the fiange 128` on section 124.The openings 120 in the disc 102 are adapted to receive umbrellas inupright position such as the umbrella 136 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A.

'Ilhe disc 104 is sectional having a substantally semicircular solidbody section 142 and a similar shaped solid body section 144 disposed ona plane slightly above the horizontal plane of section 142 as best seenin FIG. 10 so that it can slide over section 142. Both body sectionshave outer semi-circular peripheral edges and flat angular inner edges143. 'Ihe peripheral edge of section 144 is bulbous in cross-section asindicated at 146 and the peripheral edge of section 142 is formed with acurved fiange 148, said fiange with the body of the section defining atrack-way 150 to receive slidably the bulbous edge 146 of section 144 asbest seen in FIGS. 12 and 13. Section 144 is formed with opposed teats152, 152 protruding outwardly of its bulbous edge adjacent the ends ofthe flat edges thereof. The teats 152 are adapted to snap into holes 154formed in the fiange 148 adjacent the ends thereof to hold the sectionsin collapsed condition.

Section 144 has welded to its angular edge 143 midway the ends thereofan upstanding semi-annular hub portion 156 engaging the tubular section18' and section 142 carries a similar downwardly extending semi-annularhub portion 158 engaging the tubular sections 18' opposite hub portion156 as best seen in FIG. 10. The disc support 104 is adapted to supportrubbers 160 and overshoes 162 and the like as shown in FIG. 1.

In all other respects, the costumer or stand is similar to the costumeror stand 10 and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similarparts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to` be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A costumer comprising a tubular pole having a sectional body composedof telescopic tubular sections, a suction cup on the bottom most sectionadapted torest atop a floor, a suction cup on the uppermost sectionadapted to rest against a ceiling spaced above said floor, collapsiblemeans on the pole for detachably supporting clothing and/or wearingapparel, the means for supporting clothing and/or wearing apparelincluding a collapsible bracket structure on the pole and a sectionalring structure, detachably supported on the bracket structure, thebracket structure including a lower spider-shaped bracket fixed on thepole, an upper spider-shaped bracket slidably morunted on the polespaced from the lower bracket, arms radiating from the lower bracket andpivotally connected thereto, and links pivoted at one end to said armsintermediate the ends thereof, and pivoted at the other end to the upperspider shaped bracket, pins protruding upwardly from un attached end ofthe radial arms, the ring structure being formed of arcuate shapedtubular sections with overlapped ends, said overlapped ends havingaligned holes positioned over said pins for detachably supporting thering structure.

2. A costumer as defined in claim 1 and at least one hanger device, saidhanger device having a body portion adapted to support a coat and -ahook extending upwardly from the body portion, said 'book adapted to beremovably mounted `on the ring structure.

3. A costumer comprising a tubular pole having a sectional body composedof telescopic tubular sections, a suction cup on the bottom most sectionadapted to rest atop a floor, a suction cup on the uppermost section`adapted to rest against a ceiling spaced above said floor, collapsiblemeans on the pole for detachably supporting Clothing and/ or wearingapparel, the means for supporting clothing `and/or wearing apparelincluding a pair of collapsible bracket devices mounted in spacedrelation on the pole, a ring structure supported detachably on eachbracket device, hanger devices on the ring structures for detachablysupporting coats, hats and handbags, and a pair of spaced disc-shapedsupports on the pole adapted to support detachably an umbrella andrubbers and overshoes, one of the disc-shaped supports having asectional fiat circular body, composed of a pair of semi-circular bodysections, one of said semi-circular body sections having a curved flangealong the arcuate shaped periphery thereof, the other of saidsemi-circular body sections having lbulbous edges along the arcuateshaped periphery thereof adapted to slide in the curved flange on saidone semi-circular [body section for collapsing the circular body, saidcircular body adapted to support detachably rubbers and overshoes.

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CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Pr'mary Exam'ne'.

ROBERT P. SEI'ITER, Assistant Exam'ner.

U.S. Cl. X.R. 211-62, 178

